The History of Mirkwood, Greenwood the Great - Region Spotlight

Mirkwood, once called Greenwood the Great and later named Eryn Lasgalen, was a great forest of Middle-earth, mightiest of all in the later days of the world. Today, we explore that region and its history! Please let me know your thoughts on the history of Mirkwood in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!

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